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April 1954 a. VAN HELDEN WALL SUPPORTED GAS COOKER Filed Feb. 21, 1949 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Gernt Van Helden ATTORNEY April 20, 1954 VANHELDEN 2,675,796

WALL SUPPORTED GAS COOKER Filed Feb. 21, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENT ORATTORNEY Gerrir Van Helden Patented Apr. 20, 1954 UNITED STATES orrlcsThis invention relates to gas or electric cooking units, and moreparticularly to improvements in the mounting of such units on a verticalwall surface.

It is an object of this invention to provide a cooking unit wallmounting construction which permits a cooking plate to be supported foruse in a horizontal position, and which permits the plate to besupported In a vertical position for storage.

It is an object of this invention to provide a cooking unit wallmounting construction which includes a wall plate adapted to conceal theunit supporting member and adapted to receive the cooking plate forstorage.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a cooking unit forwall mounting and provided with a relatively light weight wall plate ofmolded or shaped sheet material easily cleaned.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent fromconsideration of the accompanying drawings and the following descriptionof the preferred embodiments shown therein. Referring to the drawingsfor the purposes of illustration:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a two-burner cooking unit in thenon-cooking or storage position.

Figure 2 is a plan view, partly in section, of the unit shown in Figure1 open to the cooking position.

Figure 3 is a vertical view, partly in section, on line III-III ofFigure 2,

Figure 4 is an elevational view of a two-burner cooking unit similar tothat shown in Figure 1, but provided with a modified form of supportshown in dotted lines.

Figure 5 is a plan view, partly in section, of the unit shown in Figure4 open to the cooking position.

Figure 6 is a vertical view, partly in section, on line VI--VI of Figure5.

In the construction shown in Figures 1-3, a wall plate I is secured to avertical wall by means of four screws 2. The plate I is provided withrecesses 3 in the outer face thereof to receive the cooking plates 4.The plates 4 are pivotally supported by lugs 5 engaging a horizontalshaft 6 rotatably mounted in the wall plate I. Each cooking plate 4 isprovided with an adjustable stop I which engages the wall plate I whenthe cooking plate is in the horizontal position for cooking.

Each cooking plate 4 is provided with the usual grate 8 and with aburner supplied with fuel from a pipe 9 connected to a nozzle III on thewall plate I. The fuel connection is effected only when the cookingplate 4 is in the horizontal cooking position. The pipe 9 is providedwith a valve handle II at each end to control the flow of fuel to theadjacent cooking plate 4.

In order to assure that the fuel valve is closed when a cooking plate 4is swung upwards to the vertical storage position, the support shaft 6is provided with a projection I2 which cooperates with a notch I3 in thevalve control rod to prevent the plate from being swung upward unlessthe valve is closed. The projection I2 may be such as to positivelyclose the fuel valve when the cooking plate 4 is swung upwards.

In the construction shown in Figures 4-6, the general details are thesame as described for the construction of Figures 1-3, excepting thatthe horizontal shaft 6 is supported :by a bracket member I4 attached tothe wall separate from the wall plate I. The lug 5 of the cooking plate4 in the Figures 4-6 construction is provided with a projection forengaging the shoulder I5 of the bracket I4 in the horizontal position ofthe cooking plate. The bracket I4 may include a conduit I6 formedtherein for supplying gaseous fuel to the nozzle Ill. The supply of fuelmay be controlled by a valve handle II, and projection I2 and notch I3,as described above in connection with Figures 1-3. The conduits I6 maybe connected to a fuel supply at connections I1.

In the Figures 4-6 construction, the wall plate I extends between thebracket member I4 and the cooking plate 4, and is provided with a recessfacing the wall to receive the wall bracket I4 and the shafts 6. Thewall plate I is also provided with recesses in its outer face to receivethe cooking plates in their vertical storage position. The wall plate Iis supported independently of the bracket I4 and is not required tosupport any of the weight of the cooking plates or the weight of cookingutensils placed on the cooking plates. The bracket I4 and pivot shaft 6are therefore covered and concealed, and hence are protected fromsplattered food or grease which is intercepted by the intervening wallplate. The wall plate I, bearing no weight, may be made of molded orshaped sheet material. such as procelain or plastic, and may be easilywiper clean. The entire cooking unit and its support are easilymaintained in a sanitary condition.

It is to be understood that the present invention is applicable not onlyto gas burning cooking plates as illustrated, but also to electricallyheated cooking plates.

What I claim is:

1. A cooking unit adapted to be supported on a vertical wall surface,said unit comprising in combination, a cooking plate, a supporting lugon one edge of said plate, .a bracket member adapted to be secureddirectly to said wall surface, a horizontal shaft carried by saidbracket member and engaged by said supporting lug for pivotallysupporting said cooln'ng plate from said bracket member in a horizontalposition for cocking and in a vertical position for storage, and a wallplate adapted to be secured to said Wall surface independent of saidbracket and shaft, said wall plate being of sheet material covering saidshaft and bracket member and extending between said bracket member andsaid cooking plate and having a recess in the wall side thereof toreceive said shaft and bracket member and having a recess in the outerside thereof to receive said cocking plate in said vertical'position ofsaid cooking plate.

2. A cooking unit as defined in claim 1 including a fuel supply conduitcarried by said bracket member and having an outlet projecting through 4said wall plate, and a fuel connection carried by said cooking plateengaging said supply conduit outlet in the horizontal position of saidcooking plate and disengaged from said outlet in the vertical positionof said cooking plate.

3. In a. cooking unit construction adapted to pivotally support acooking plate on a bracket member mounted on a vertical wall surface, awall plate adapted to be secured to said wall surface independent ofsaid bracket, said wall plate being of shaped sheet material having arecess in the wall side thereof to receive and cover said bracket memberand having a recess in the outer side thereof to receive said cookingplate in the vertical position of said plate.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,092,681 Way Apr. 7, 1914 2,109,006 Davis Feb. 22, 1933FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 28,826 Great Britain 1911

